Shoveling-board.



0. R. MANVILLE.

SHOVELING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22. I916.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

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OSCAR/R; MANVILLE, 0F BREQKENRIDGE; MISSOURI.

SHGVELING-BOARD.

.Application filed April 22, 1916. 'Serial No".'92; 933.

The present invention appertainsto shovcling boards for wagons, and aims to provide novel and improved means for applying a shoveling board'tothe'rear end of a wagon body for holdingth e shoveling board inoperative position, and for holding it in' closed position so that itserves as an'end'gate for the wagon'body.

It is also the object of the invention to provide a device of the nature indicated which is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction, which can be applied to va rious wagon bodies, and-which will serve its purposes in a thoroughly satisfactory and practical manner.

lVith the foregoing and other objects'in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 11 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the shoveling board in operative position, portions being broken away. Fig. 3 is a rear view showing the shoveling board in position to serve as an end gate. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail taken on the line 11 of Fig. 3. r

In the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the shoveling board proper, which can be constructed of wood, metal or other suitable material, and which is provided with the upstanding sides 2. This shoveling board 1 is applied to the rear end of the wagon body including the bottom 3 and sides 4.

As a means for applying the shoveling board to the wagon body, a pair of upright angle irons 5 are applied to the upright cleats 6 secured to the rear ends of the sides 4 upon the inner surfaces thereof, so that the angle irons 5 fit said cleats, as seen 1n Fi 2, and the angle irons can bebolted or otherwise fastened,-as at 7, to the cleats and sides 4t, whereby to provide arigidstructure. The angleirons 5 project upwardly above the sides' i .Riveted or other-wise attached to the lower ends of the angle irons 5 adjacent the bottompf the wagon body, are

plates 8 provided with depending hangers or.

shanks 9 projecting downwardly past the I rear end of the bottom 3, andprovided at their lowerends withrearwardly projecting hooks 10 upon which the forward or lower edge of the shoveling board 1- seats. A transverse cleat 11 is secured to the lower Specification of Letters latent. Patgntefl Deg}, 26, 191$,

or rear surface of the board 1 adjacent the lower edgethereof, and is provided with a curved-surface seatlng 1n and snugly fittlng the. hooks 10, whereby to effectively support the shoveling board, and to hingedly support it adjacent the rear endof the bottom 3. The upper or forward face of the board 1 has grooves 12 for receiving the hangers 9 when the board lisswung to a vertical position against the rear ends of the sides 4,

whereby to provide a tight closure or end gate for the wagon body. The sides 2 of the shovel board overlap the outer surfaces of the sides 4 of the body.

As a means for supporting the shovel board when in operative position, as-seen in Figs. 1 and 2, inwardly projecting plates or bars 13 are riveted or otherwise secured to the angle irons 5, and have engaged there through bolts 14 upon which arethreaded nuts 15 seating against the plates 13. Said plates are preferably spaced above the sides 4: of the wagon body, and the rear ends of the bolts it have eyes 16 to which are loosely engaged the terminal eyes or loops 17 of a pair of resilient rods 17. These rods 17 project through apertures 18 provided in the board 1 and a transverse cleat 19 secured to the lower or rear surface of said board adjacent the free edge thereof. Plates or rings 21 are secured to the cleat 19 and have apertures 22 registering with the apertures 18 through which the rods 17 project, and the free ends of the rods 17 have rings or loops 20 upon which the plates 21 are seatable' when the shoveling board is swung downwardly to shoveling position, whereby to facilitate the loading or unloading of the wagon. The rods 17 thus provide hangers for suspending the free portion of the shoveling board from the angle irons or posts 5, and when the shoveling board is swung upwardly to closed position, to provide the end gate, the bolts 14 project through the apertures 18, whereby the rods 17 can be swung in back of the shoveling board for holding it tightly against the rear end of the wagon downwardly proyecting hook 26; Thus,

when the board 1 is in closed position, the rods 17 can be swung toward the opposite sides and engaged under the hook 26, and can then be sprung over the shoulders 28, whereby the rods will bear upwardly against the hook 2 6 and will bear downwardly upon the shoulders 23, to force the board or end gate onto the hooks 10 and against the sides 4 and bottom 3 of the wagon body by spring tension. This prevents the rattling or vibrating of the shovel board. The cam surfaces 24 facilitatethe upward movement of the free portions of the rods 17 onto the shoulders 23, as when the rods 17 are moved under the hooks 26 and then slid upwardly along the cam surfaces 24: to the shoulders 28.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the advantages and attributes of the invention ing board .hingedly connected with the rear ends of said posts, said shoveling board having apertures adjacent its tree portion, members attached to said posts to project through said apertures when the board is nected'with said members. and projecting through said apertures, said rods having ortions at their free ends for su ortin D the board when it is swung downwardly,

plates attached to the .board'having shoulders, and a member carried by the board between said plates under which the rods are engageable when the board is swung upwardly, the free portions of said rods being seatable upon said shoulders.

swung upwardly, resilientrods loosely con- Intestimony that I claim the foregoing'as' .7

my own, I have hereto afixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

W; E. HUDSON,

B. F. LEWIS.

pies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents. Washington, D. G. Y v

OSCAR R. MANVILLE. 

